| 释义 |
ˈdish-washings, n. pl.
[see washing vbl. n.]
a. = dish-wash.
b. Turner's name for a species of the plant horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), also called polishing rushes.
1538Turner Libellus, Dysshwasshynges; fortassis hujus herbæ ad fricandos discos et patinas aliquis fit usus. 1771Smollett Humph. Cl. III. 30 Sept., Bread soaked in dish⁓washings. |